The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
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NEWPORT, r. IAN unpublished auto
graph letter by Gen. Washington has been
discovered here.
MILWAUKEE, WIs.-Jean P. Soquet, who
murdered his wife fourteen years ago, has
been sentenced at Green Bay to life inn
prisonment.
PITTsBURG.-Two more victims of the
oil can were reported yesterday, making
five fatalities from the same cause in the
last tweniy-four hours.
BosToN.-H. s. Briggs, General Appraiser
st the Custom House, has been requested
to resign. 1t is stated that H. 7. Killed.,
Democrat, will take his place.
NEwBURYPoRT, Mass.-Miss Jane An
drews. teacher and authoress died Friday
aged ffty-two ears. She was widely
known as writer of juvenile books.
ENEw YoRK.-The steamer Eliza Han
cock, an excursion boat running to Bay
rldge, ran into yatch yesterday evening,
capsizing her. Four men are reported
drowned.
at p. m. registered 50; the hottest day of
the season. Common instruments record
from 102 to los. Outdoor work is practi-
cally suspended.
NEWARK, Y. J.,-Thos. Heffner, halter
OF this city, was shot and instantly killed
last night by Otto Weiss, florist, of Mid
dlevillsge, r. l. Weiss claims to have
acted in self-defense.
SALEM, Mass. The lasters for
several firms of shoemaksrs struck yester-
day on account of a disagreement about
wages. A general strike on Monday is
considered inevitable.
WILKEsBARRE, PA.-While party sof
men were engaged yesterday in blasting
rock, premature Iexplosion took place.
Henry Shoemaker, aged forty, was instant
IL killed; Henry Beal had both eyes blown
out, and John WaSser was fatally injured.
SAN FRANCIsCo.-Orders have been re-
ceiyed here to fit the .. S. Man-of War
Hassler, now at Mare Island, for sea ser
vice. Her destination is to be Honolulu.
The ship has been in the coast survey ser
vice, having been practically condemned
for war purposes.
GITTsBURG.-By an explosion Of fire damp
in the Port Royal coal mines, near West
Newton, Pa, four miners were seriously
burned, one Of them, Geo. Susser, it is
thought, being fatally injured. The others
will recover. The cause of the explosion
is Tot known.
CINCINNATI. - A divorce has been
granted to Mrs. Goodspeed from J. NJ.
Goodspeed, on the ground of extreme cru
| city IN making an attack upon her with
murderous intent at midnight at Their
home on Price Hill few weeks ago. She
was restored to her former husband's name,
Bodley.
PHILADELPHIA An official circular has
been issued by the Executive Board,
Knights Of Labor. to the order in general
| IN behalf of the Can Makers Association,
of Baltimore, requesting members of the
Order to purchase only goods packed in
hand made cans, stating that cheap
and deleterious fluids are used in machine
soldering.
SPRINGFIELD. ul.-Judges Graham and
| Allen, in the United States Circuit Court
to day denied the motion for q receiver for
the Vandalia railroad property pending the
result of the litigation for the possession of
the property over which the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads are wag-
| ing legal war.
WAUPACA, visa cyclone at o'clock
last night wrecked the opera house in this
city, unroofed two hotels, blew down the
| Episcopal church steeple and caused other
heavy damsges. The Curran House was
struck by lightning, but no one was in
| Jured. The farmers in the vicinity suffer
ed heavy losses.
WASHINGTON. About three weeks
ago, at a meeting of Columbia Typo
| graphical Union No. 101, Public Printer
Benedict was elected an honorary member.
This was highly distasteful to a number Of
members of the Union, and last night q
warm fight took place over q motion to
erase the Public Printers name from the
honorary rolls. The meeting adjourned
before reaching vote on the motion.
| UTICA, N. Y.-An accident happened 10
the Presidents train last night while re-
turning from Clayton to Alder Greek.
The connecting bar to the forward
driver on the right hand
side of the engine broke and
the huge piece OF steel revolved with ter
rible velocity, tearing out one side Of the
cab and ripping up the ties and the ground
as the engine rushed along. A huge frac-
ture was made in the boiler and the steam
escaped in volumes.